Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punsch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pun-sch
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Swedish fruit liqueur based on Batavia arrack, neutral spirits, and flavorings.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Strindberg's as well as Ibsen's characters indulge in a glass of ‘punsch’, the arrak-based drink popular in Scandinavia during the latter part of the nineteenth century."
"A popular drink here is punsch, a sweet fruit liqueur. Stately old buildings sometimes have punsch-verandas, little glassed-in upstairs porches where people traditionally would imbibe and chat."

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish punsch, from English punch.

Origin

Source language: English

Word Breakdown

Root: punch

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

Swedish punsch

Questions

What does punsch mean?: A Swedish fruit liqueur based on Batavia arrack, neutral spirits, and flavorings.
Where does punsch come from?: It is traced to English.

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